Portland, state confront ‘huge problem’
of surging catalytic converter thefts
Posted By: NorthernDog, 4/3/2022 1:56:35 PM
Nathan McKee doesn’t rest easy at night anymore. He often awakes when a noise or movement sets off the security light outside his bedroom window. McKee’s anxiousness began after he and his wife heard what they thought was construction commotion several months ago when they were living in an apartment in the Lloyd District. They realized what was going on the next morning when their car roared and rattled as they started it up to run errands. (Snip) Police in Portland and elsewhere have largely conceded the territory to the thieves, saying they don’t have enough officers to patrol for
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For if Men are to be precluded from offering their Sentiments on a matter, which may involve the most serious and alarming consequences, that can invite the consideration of Mankind, reason is of no use to us; the freedom of Speech may be taken away, and, dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep, to the Slaughter.
—George Washington Washington was on to something. There is no more vital safeguard of our liberties than freedom of speech. Without it, we are, as Washington graphically notes, “like sheep led to the slaughter.”
Benjamin Franklin (writing as the widow Silence Dogood) said it as plainly as it could be said. In those wretched
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raunchy drag show performed for students
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The police don't do much because the crime is 'minor'. But victims often lose the use of their vehicle for weeks and have to shell-out $1,000+ for a new converter.